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Dreams of a Lucrative Book Licensing Deal
Political Punch —
... "Dreams" for middle school and young adults. President Obama will split the $500,000 licensing fee 50/50 with Crown, the original publisher of "Dreams." Both Random House Children's and Crown are divisions of parent company Random House. Since President Obama long since made back for Random House his advance for the book, he will get a payment of $250,000. The president will approve the abridgement, a White House aide said. In other book news, former President George W. Bush spoke with the Associated Press about his new book, tentatively titled "Decision Points," also to ...
ThinkFast: March 19, 2009
Think Progress —
... President Bush’s memoir will tentatively be called “Decision Points” and is scheduled for a 2010 release by Crown. “Bush will concentrate on about a dozen personal and presidential choices, from giving up drinking to picking Dick Cheney as his vice president to sending troops to Iraq.” He will also write about “his religious faith and his highly criticized response to Hurricane Katrina.” ...
Bush Book
Jules Crittenden —
... In the offing won’t be a bio, “far too boring” says the ex-prez. Instead, he’ll zero in on key decisions he faced in his life and his presidency. Like … you know. And, well … you know. Sounds like he’s getting to the nub of the matter, though it also sounds a little like his recent tendency toward mea culpas. Not necessary, George. via AP which, of course, wants to know if he intends to admit beating his wife. Again. “Absolutely, yes,” says Bush. For all his supposed arrogance, that guy’s far too humble. Former President George W. Bush, who once famously called himself “The ...
Bush the Decider to Write a Book
Booman Tribune —
Get ready to check the bargain bin : NEW YORK (AP) Former President George W. Bush, who once famously called himself "The Decider," is writing a book about decisions. "I want people to understand the environment in which I was making decisions. I want people to get a sense of how decisions were made and I want people to understand the options that were placed before me," Bush said during a brief telephone interview Wednesday with The Associated Press from his office in Dallas. Bush's book, tentatively (not decisively) called "Decision Points," is scheduled for a 2010 ...
The Decider: The Book
Shakesville —
Here's something on which I won't spend a penny or waste a moment of my time reading*: Former President George W. Bush, who once famously called himself "The Decider," is writing a book about decisions [tentatively (not decisively) called "Decision Points" and scheduled for a 2010 release]. "I want people to understand the environment in which I was making decisions. I want people to get a sense of how decisions were made and I want people to understand the options that were placed before me," Bush said during a brief telephone interview Wednesday with The ...
